This is a handcut collage artwork taken from the series A Kingdom in Pieces and created almost 14 years ago with my stained glass technique. It was made after my early experiments with the Great Masters and in continuation what i wanted was to put an idea behind the creations. I always had a fascination for the ancient Egyptian civilization, culture and belief system.
A short description for the series i wrote back then.
The theme of this series is inspired from religious paintings where the forms and symbols are replaced with those taken from ancient Egyptian theology. The reason of this act is not the revelation that the word of christian religion is based on ideas of older religions but the reminder that these ideas are deeply human and not divine at all.
Amon Ra artwork was inspired by the image of God at Michelangelo's famous frescoes. I replaced the head with a scarab helmet which a powerful symbol at the ancient Egyptian religion and i think still holds a place to people hearts though these days. Also a few more details lile a rod of power and small motifs were added and the background is taken from my beloved Gustav Dore's engravings.
It is interesting and surprising that the final result looks more like a Japanese manga character than a classic Renaissance artwork but to me is another sign that everything is connected in the world of art:)